Feeds:
Posts
Comments

Archive for August, 2011

IW Radio gets in a spin over Ice Party Champions

Posted in Ice Skating News & Events on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Dancing on Ice 2007 winner Kyran Bracken was on Isle of Wight Radio this morning to promote the Ice Party Champions show at Planet Ice Ryde this coming weekend. The radio station’s news team member Emily Wells will be performing with Kyran during the Friday night performance of the show, and a taste of what is to come can be seen on Isle of Wight Radio’s Facebook page.

Emily Wells’ diary of her experiences is at http://www.iwradio.co.uk/. You can currently vote on which dress she will be wearing at https://www.facebook.com/isleofwightradio.

Ice Party Champions takes place on 2, 3 and 4 September, with performances at 7.00pm on 2 and 3 September, and at 2.30pm on Sunday 4 September. Adult tickets start at £13.00: to book, phone Planet Ice on 01983 615155.

Links

Videos: Isle of Wight Radio interview with the cast

Read Full Post »

Annual scooter rally affects bank holiday skating

Posted in Information on August 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Over the bank holiday weekend there is no skating until 1pm on Sunday because the annual Isle of Wight International Scooter Rally takes place at the rink on 26 and 27 August.

Link: www.vfmscoot.co.uk

Planet Ice (IW) Facebook page: www.facebook.com

Read Full Post »

Sheffield IJS results

Posted in Ice Skating News & Events on August 22, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The results for Sheffield IJS competitions are available at: http://www.johnds.org/IJS-Sheffield’11/

On day one, IW skater Nikita Heathfield, making her debut in the novice ladies competition, finished 36th out of 43 with a score of 14.71. Unfortunately, this means she misses the cut as only the top 24 skaters proceed to the long programme on day two.

Maggie Read was 19th to skate in the 46-strong junior ladies event on day three, achieving 40th place overall. Only the top 24 skaters proceed to the long programme.

Former IW skater Sophie Kent made the top 24, after finishing 22nd in the short. She was placed 21st in the long, for an overall position of 22nd.

Read Full Post »

Development day for IW synchro teams

Posted in Synchronized Skating on August 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Wight Jewels at Birmingham's Leisurebox rink

IW synchronized skating teams the Wight Jewels and Wight Crystals travelled to Birmingham’s Leisurebox ice rink for a development day on 21 August, along with teams from Solihull. The trip allowed the IW teams to practice on a slightly bigger ice pad than at Ryde (54 x 24 metres compared with 44 x 22 metres), and to have the new elements for the forthcoming season’s programmes assessed.

The Wight Jewels remain at junior level for the coming season; the Wight Crystals have moved up to novice level, swelling the team size to 16.

Both teams received certificates of merit for their wheels.

Birmingham’s Leisurebox rink has historic associations: it was the home rink for Olympic figure skating gold medallist John Curry, as well as for Olympic speed skating gold medallist  Wilf O’Reilly. The former Silver Blades and Planet Ice rink was closed after  a fire in 2003, but reopened in 2010 as The Leisurebox.

The Leisurebox: www.theleisurebox.co.uk

Read Full Post »

Emily faces Ice Party Champions challenge

Posted in Ice Skating News & Events on August 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Isle of Wight Radio’s Emily Wells was this morning challenged to skate at the Ice Party Champions show at Planet Ice Ryde in September.

2007 Dancing on Ice champion Kyran Bracken threw down the gauntlet live on air, initially to breakfast show presenter Paul Topping and then to news team member Emily.

Ice Party Champions takes place on 2, 3 and 4 September, with performances at 7.00pm on 2 and 3 September, and at 2.30pm on Sunday 4 September. Adult tickets start at £13.00: to book, phone Planet Ice on 01983 615155 or buy online. Last year’s show was a sell-out, so book soon if you want to see how Emily fares – as well as to see a galaxy of skating stars.

Related links: Dancing on Ice starts return to Isle of Wight

Ice Party Champions: www.icepartychampions.co.uk

Read Full Post »

IW skaters at Sheffield IJS

Posted in Ice Skating News & Events on August 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Two IW skaters are due to compete at the IJS competitions in Sheffield next week (22 to 26 August).

Nikita Heathfield makes her debut in the novice ladies competition, and Maggie Read competes in the junior ladies. Both skaters are trained by IW head coach Terri Smith.

Former IW skater Sophie Kent, representing iceSheffield, also competes in the junior ladies.

As usual, both events have attracted a large number of talented young skaters from across the UK: according to the provisional lists there are 44 competitors in the novice ladies and 50 in the junior ladies. A strong placing in either event is going to be a real challenge.

Provisional timetable and lists: http://www.iceskating.org.uk/node/4073

Read Full Post »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.